New Job, New Inspiration, And Viggle!
Today’s the third day of an exciting new job for me. At the end of last week I left TerraCycle for an great opportunity at Function(x), Inc. They’re a very cool company with a great vision. You’ll probably be hearing a lot about them today as their first app, Viggle, is due to hit the Apple App Store.
Moving on, moving up
I had a good time working at TerraCycle for nearly two years. Designing and implementing the front end web experience for a growing global company was great for my professional development. When I first heard about the Web Engineer role at Function(x), however, I had to pursue it. It’s a great step forward in my career.
I’m working at a dynamic digital entertainment company with a great product. I’m excited to be involved during the early stages. Excited to be working to build a great core team of front end developers. I’ll be stretching my design implementation skills and improving my management and strategic abilities.
A product that excites
During my first couple of interviews with Function(x) they couldn’t tell me about what they were working on. When I first got to see Viggle in action it made me even more enthusiastic about the company. I was really happy last week when news about Viggle broke publicly, because it meant I could start telling people about it!
Jeff Bullas wrote yesterday about why social media will disappear. Despite the extravagant title to his article, his underlying point is well made. The future development of social media isn’t likely to be as a standalone service. The next stage for social media is closer and closer integration into other forms of media.
Viggle, the loyalty points and rewards program for watching TV, takes that evolution a step forward. It seamlessly integrates the TV watching experience with the sharing and discussion of social media…and it gives its users tangible rewards. It’s a very cool product.
New challenges
New challenges are important. They keep me motivated to push myself and develop my skills. Challenges stop me from getting complacent. From what I’ve seen at Function(x) so far, complacency certainly isn’t going to be an issue!
It’s important to work for a company whose vision I’m invested in. I have a strong belief in what Function(x) are trying to achieve, and in their future success. Investing in that vision means that I’m going to be motivated to push myself. I’m not only going to benefit Function(x) with that motivation, I’m going to make great forward strides myself.
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